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Slam Dunk Contest

NBA basketball contest
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Slam Dunk Contest

Summary

Slam Dunk Contest is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,479 views/month, #6 of 2,353).[2]

Key Facts

  • Slam Dunk Contest is in the country of United States[3].
  • Slam Dunk Contest's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[4].
  • Slam Dunk Contest is part of NBA All-Star Weekend[5].
  • Slam Dunk Contest's Commons category is recorded as Slam Dunk Contest[6].
  • January 1, 1984 marks the founding of Slam Dunk Contest[7].
  • Slam Dunk Contest's sport is recorded as basketball[8].
  • Slam Dunk Contest's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Slam Dunk Contest[9].
  • Slam Dunk Contest's different from is recorded as Slam Dunk[10].

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When and Where

Slam Dunk Contest is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Slam Dunk Contest is part of NBA All-Star Weekend[5]. Its instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[4].

Why It Matters

Slam Dunk Contest ranks in the top 0.26% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,479 views/month, #6 of 2,353).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · ~2026-48186-76 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Part of → —
    Instance of → recurring sporting event
    Country → United States
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q18608583]]"
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